Cynoscion phoxocephalus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Cachema weakfish
Cynoscion phoxocephalus
photo by Allen, G.R.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 60 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico to Peru.
Diagnosis:  Body long and slightly compressed; head pointed, its dorsal profile almost straight from nape to origin of dorsal fin; mouth oblique; lower jaw prominent; teeth set in 1 to 3 rows, with a pair of canines on the anterior end of upper jaw; lower branch of first gill arch with 7 to 8 gill rakers; second dorsal fin without small scales; cycloid scales on body and head; lateral line scales 60 to 70 (Ref. 55763).
Biology:  Adults inhabit coastal waters and estuaries with high salinities (Ref. 9118). Feed on fishes, shrimps and other crustaceans (Ref. 9118).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 October 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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